Under the program, the company in association with NGOs has dedicated clean toilets and sanitation facilities in 50 schools in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

The telco will invest in areas like advocacy and education of healthy sanitation practices in schools in different parts of the country. Out of the 50 schools, 33 are in Chennai, 7 in Coimbatore and 10 in Puducherry.

“We are in complete support of the Government’s vision of Clean India. We will place special emphasis on the behavioural change aspect of sanitation and hygiene by working to institutionalize healthy practices in India. The health outcomes of the inculcation of such an important practice are far-reaching. Being involved in giving the youth of the country a better quality of life with more opportunities is in line with our philosophy and vision,” said Brinda Malhotra, CSR Head, Aircel.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) pulled up Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for warning subscribers of certain plans that their SIM cards would be deactivated if they do not recharge their pre-paid accounts though these subscribers had the minimum required balance.